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MCLEANS ISLAND – Allan McLean (1822 – 1907)

By Annette Bulovic on April 8, 2013

The McLeans brothers seem to be the Scottish version of the Rhodes brothers!The McLeans lived in a small town on the island of Coe in Scotland. Alexander and Mary had 9 children and made their living farming as well as Alexander being a fisherman. Tragically, Alexander would drown in this profession, leaving his family in …

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Fendalton – Walpole Cheshyre Fendall (1830 -1913)

By Annette Bulovic on February 26, 2013

Walpole Fendall arrived in Christchurch on the Sir George Seymour, one of the first four ships. From England, his father had purchased an 50 acre block for Walpole which he subdivided quickly. With a road already going through his land (now Fendalton Road) and with the development of housing, it soon became known as Fendall …

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